BACKACHE STRESS TENSION PA

by KRAUS,HANS M.D.

• ISBN13: 9781616083410
• ISBN10: 1616083417
• Edition: 00
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-07-17
• Publisher: FRWHEEL

Summary

Afflicting more than sixty-five million Americans, back pain, stiff neck, and tension headaches are increasingly common ailments that usually affect those who experience too much stress or too little exercise. Featuring new full-color photos this classic text on back pain returns! Dr. Kraus, a world renowned specialist and private doctor to President John F. Kennedy, explains the causes of back pain and what you can do to prevent and alleviate it. Featuring a new foreword by Robert H. Boyle, Backache, Stress, and Tension is the essential handbook for everyone in today'¬"s overworked, overstressed world.

Author Biography

Hans Kraus, M.D., was a world-renowned expert on back ailments and sports medicine. He served on many notable committees, including the President's Council on Youth Fitness. Dr. Kraus also spent two years as President John F. Kennedy's back specialist and was a world-renowned mountain climber. Robert H. Boyle, a former senior writer and now special contributor at Sports Illustrated, was a patient and friend of Dr. Hans Kraus. In addition to writing articles and books about the outdoors and the environment, as an activist Boyle founded Riverkeeper and the Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research. Boyle and his wife, Kathryn, live outside Cooperstown, New York. Melanie Trice is an artist and photographer who studied linguistics, studio art, and creative writing at New York University. Within the next few years, she hopes to start her own photography business, perform stand-up comedy, write a bestselling novel, and learn to be more realistic.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the 2012 Edition	p. vii
Test Yourself	p. 3
Why Back Pain Comes	p. 31
The Importance of the Muscles and the Spine	p. 51
Fight or Flight: Why Tension Builds	p. 63
Why We Get Sick Backs	p. 73
Exercises for Sick Backs	p. 85
Running, Yes; Golf, Maybe; Football, No	p. 169
Suggestions for Daily Living	p. 183
The Diet Fad: Eat but Exercise	p. 193
What Can You Do for Your Children?	p. 203
What Can Be Done for Our Country	p. 215
Conclusion	p. 225
Bibliography	p. 227
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